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core catcher

Energy; Nuclear energy

A nuclear safety device designed to catch, prevent from escaping and cool down the molten material resulting from a nuclear reactor core meltdown. Each modern (operational after ...

nuclear power

Energy; Nuclear energy

In nuclear reactors, uranium is used to heat water to generate electricity. Nuclear reactors are normally reloaded with new fuel every 12–24 months, during a stop when maintenance ...

Fukushima

Energy; Nuclear energy

Officially named the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, this is a nuclear power plant located in the Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The plant’s reactor cooling systems were damaged ...

nuclear meltdown

Energy; Nuclear energy

The media sometimes uses "China Syndrome". A nuclear meltdown is a catastrophic failure of the reactor core from overheating caused by a failed cooling system. The nuclear fuel ...

radioactive boars

Energy; Nuclear energy

Wild boars that have been exposed to the radiation cloud generated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the 1980s in the former Soviet Union. These boars roam in German forests ...

nuclear fusion energy

Energy; Nuclear energy

Unlike nuclear fission, which tears apart atoms to release energy and highly radioactive by-products, fusion involves squeezing two "heavy" hydrogen atoms, called deuterium and ...